Trace-holder.



Jyw. & J.' T. TRAGY. TRACE HOLDER. ARPLIO'TION FILED JUNE 16, 1908.V

Patented Mar. 23, 1909.

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UNITED sTATEs "PATENT CEEECE.

JAMES w. TEACY AND JOHN T. TRACY, oE sMITELAND, KENTUCKY.

TRACE-HOLDER.

Specification of'Lettrs Patent.

Patented March 23, 1909.

Application filed June 16, 1908. Serial No. 438,877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES W. TRACY and JOHN T. TRACY, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Smithland, in the county of Livingston andState of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Trace-Holder; and wedo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention about to be set forth pertains to a new and useful band orstrap connection, in other Words a trace carrier, to be used inconnection with plow harness.

The invention in its fundamental principles directs as its essentialobject to provide a device of this Character which is simple andeflicient in construction and durable `in use, as will be clearlymanifest.

The invention aims as a further objeotto provide a device as above setforth which will allow bands, straps or traces'to be easily and quicklyattached or detached, and at the same time when the'strap or traces areattached, the same will be held securely to the carrier, as will be seenin the drawings.

The invention aims as a further object to provide a device of thisdesign comprising a single piece of metal, one end of which is formedinto a roll for the reception of a strap to which the said device isfastened, while the major portion of the plate is provided with arectangular opening into which a curled tongue projects, and whichtongue projects from the edge of said opening, and is adapted forconnection, by the end of a band strap or traces; the roll is provided'with means upon its inner circumference, adapted to frictionally engagethe said strap so as to prevent accidental displacement of the device,which means comprises a wire bent upon itself and then the bent portionsare twisted together, leaving a projecting end to be inserted andcarried in an aperture of the said roll. rThis twisted wire is designedto be permanently carried by the roll, that is,in its preferredembodiment, but, if desired, the projecting end of the same whichis bentafter its insertion in said aperture, may be straightened, so as toallow the twisted wire to be removed, as will beevident.

This invention com rises further objects and combinations of elementswhich will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawings, and the novel features thereof will be pointedout by the appended claims.

The features, elements and the arrangement thereof, which constitute theabove entitled` invention, may be changed and varied,`that is to say, inan actual reduction to practice, with the understanding that the changesand variations accruing `from said reduction to ractice are limited tothe scope of the appen ed claims.

To obtain a full and correct understanding of the details ofconstruction, combinations of features, elements and advantages,reference is to be had to the hereinafter set forth description and theaccom anying drawings in connection therewith, wlierein- Figure 1 is apers ective view of the device applied to a strap, ut it may be appliedto any other means as desired. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the deviceand strap on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the device. Fig. 5 isa detail perspective view of the twisted wire removed from the roll.

In regard to the drawings, wherein similar reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in the several illustrations, by figures, 1designates a leather strap to which the device is fixed or attached.This device in its preferred embodiment comprises a plate 2 which issubstantially triangular in plan view and the broadest portion of which,as at 3, is formed into a roll 4, which roll, as will be seen in Fig. 1,receives the said strap. Carried within the roll, or disposed therein,is means or a wire 5, which frictionally engages said strap, as will beseen clearly in the cross sectional view of Fig. 2. This wire is bentupon itself, as at 6, as seen in Fig. 5, and the remaining portionsthereof are twisted together, as seen at 7, so as to form an undulatedsurface, which will prevent displacement of the strap. One of theportions which is twisted about the other is slightly extended, as seenat 8, and is bent at an angle, as will be observed by referring to thereference character 9, which bent ortion is inserted through an aperture10 o said roll, after which the free extremity of said extension isslightly bent to prevent removal or accidental displacement of saidmeans or twisted wire, as will be clearly observed upon reference to theaccompanying drawings. The remaining portion of the plate 11, isprovided with a rectangular opening 12, from one edge of which a tongue13 projects, and which is coiled slightly within said opening, as seenat 14. This coiled tongue is adapted for the purpose of allowing a ring15 of bands, straps er traces 16 to be connected, and which will beprevented from removal by the disposition of the said tongue. To connectrings of bands, straps or traces to said tongue, the same are engagedwith the coiled portion of the tongue, as seen in Fig. 1, after which aslight pressure is applied te the rings erother means so as to slightlyraise the tongue, and which will raise for the reason that the same isformed of resilient metal, or the same may be thin enough so as te allowof a slight ilexibility, thereby easily and quickly allowing the ringsto be connected to the tongue, as will be readily and clearlyunderstood.

From the foregoing, the essential features, elements and the operationof the device, tegether with the simplicity thereof, will be clearlyapparent.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new anduseful, is

1 In a device as set forth, a metallic plate, a roll formed at one endthereof for the reception of a strap, means disposed within the roll toprevent the removal of the device or the displacement of the strap, saidplate having a rectangular opening with a curled or coiled tongueprojecting from one of its edges adapted as means to which a ring of aband, strap or traces may be connected.

2. In a device as set forth, a plate, a roll formed at one end thereoffor the reception of a strap, means disposed within the roll to preventthe removal of the device or the displacement of the strap and providedwith a lateral extension, said roll having an aperture to receive saidextension, said extension being bent to prevent removal of said means,said plate having a curled tongue te which a ring of a band, strap ortraces may be connected.

3. In a device as set forth, a plate having one end formed into a rollfor the reception of a strap, means disposed within the roll to preventremoval of the device or displacement of the strap, comprising a wirebent upon itself and having portions thereof twisted together, meansprojecting from said wire, said rell having an a )erture for thereception of said means, sai means being previded with means to preventdisconnection thereof from within the aperture, said plate having acurled tongue te which a ring of a band, strap or traces may beconnected.

4. ln a device as set forth, a metallic plate triangular in plan viewand having its broadest portion formed inte a roll for the reception ofa strap, means disposed within the roll to prevent removal of the deviceer displacement ef the strap comprising a wire bent u )on itself andhaving portions thereof twiste together, said roll having an aperture,said wire having means projecting therefrom for insertion in saidaperture, and provided with a bent portion to prevent removal of saidmeans, said plate having a curled tongue to which a ring of a band,strap or traces may be connected.

5. In a device as set forth, a metallic plate triangular in plan viewand having its broadest portion formed into a roll for the reception ofa strap, said roll having an aperture, means disposed within the roll toprevent removal ofthe device or displacement of the strap, comprisingawire bent upon itself having portions thereof twisted together andprovided with a lateral extension adapted to be received by saidaperture and having a bent portion to prevent removal of the same fromwithin said aperture, said plate having a rectangular opening, a curledtongue proj ecting from one edge thereof to which a ring of a band,strap or traces may be connected.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names te this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES W. TRACY. JOHN T. TRACY. Witnesses:

MYRTLE MITCHELL, CHARLIE Vier'.

